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National ID: FG announces final deadline for NIN registration, 54m enrolled
There were feelers on Monday that the Federal Government may allow the National Identity Number (NIN) registration to run till June 30. The planned extension...
FG vaccine fund runs into crisis, AstraZeneca scarcity hits India
There are strong indications that a crisis has hit Nigeria’s moves to procure more COVID-19 vaccine doses as the budget estimates for the procurement are...
NIN: registration centres on extortion spree
Registration at the approved centres of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) for the National Identity Number (NIN) now attracts between N3000 and...
Cut trees in your compound, pay 100k fine, FCTA warns residents
The Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA has warned residents against felling trees in their private compounds or public places, saying anyone cut would...
COVID-19: FG bans travellers from Brazil, India, Turkey
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that has from tomorrow (Tuesday) there will be a temporary ban on non-Nigerian passengers who have been in Brazil,...
Strike looms in varsities as FG fails April deadline agreement with unions
INDICATION emerged on Sunday that the non-teaching staff in the universities are mounting pressure on their leadership to declare industrial dispute following the...
May Day: Labour to begin strike over minimum wage
Organised Labour yesterday, directed workers in the states where governors were yet to implement the new minimum wage to immediately begin an indefinite strike....
FG plans to expand N-Power programme to 1m persons
The Federal Government says it will expand the N-Power programme from the present 500,000 beneficiaries to one million. President Muhammadu Buhari said...
Despite govt’s promise of N19bn, ASUP continues strike
The Federal Government has approved the disbursement of N15 billion as Revitalisation Fund for polytechnics in the country in its bid to get members of the...
BREAKING: FG declares Monday public holiday to mark workers’ day
The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 3, 2021, a public holiday to mark this year’s International Workers’ Day celebration. The Minister of...
ESP survival fund: More payroll support payments, MSME grants to commence this week
In furtherance of the Buhari administration’s support for small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic under its Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP), payment...
FG, states broke, another recession looms
“In every community there is a class of people profoundly dangerous to the rest. I don’t mean criminals. For them we have punitive sanctions. I mean the...
More knocks for Presidency over comments on Pantami
The Presidency drew more flak from the public on Saturday over its defence of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami. There had been...
ASUP to sustain strike despite FG’s N15bn offer
Polytechnic lecturers have vowed to continue their ongoing strike despite the offer of N15bn by the Federal Government. The leadership of the Academic Staff Union...
Senate moves to make Yabatech, Ilaro Poly universities
Efforts at upgrading the Federal Polytechnics, Ilaro and Yaba College of Technology Yaba to universities of technology as well as grant legal status to the...
Full list: Buhari approves appointment of 18 Appeal Court justices
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the appointment of 18 new Justices for the Court of Appeal. The approval was sequel to the...
COVID-19: second batch of vaccine dose threatened, says Fed Govt
The Federal Government yesterday said the global scarcity of COVID-19 vaccines may delay the administration of the second dose. National Primary Health Care...
‘N75bn youth fund disbursement in phases’
The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has said the disbursement of the Nigeria Youth Investment Fund is being done in phases. A statement signed by the...
Nigerian leaders need prayers — Senate President
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has urged Nigerians to continue praying for the leaders in government as they tackle the various challenges facing...
774,000 jobs wage: Govt, beneficiaries disagree
There was confusion on Sunday over the payment of stipends to the 774,000 beneficiaries of the Special Public Works (SPW) programme. The Federal Government said...
